And, you know, what is an Emergency Relief Fund there if you are not going to use it during all of this going on . Is there any idea how this could impact employees severance and healthcare . Especially during this trying time . Well, elizabeth, what the bridge district has told us so far as they anticipate if there has to be a layoff, that employees would get four months of paid medical for themselves and their families and they would either get four weeks at their full salary or a 600 stipend over 10 weeks. We just spoke once again to the union. We will hear more for them tonight at 7 00. They say they were not anticipating any of these options. Almost all bay area transit agencies are reducing rounds and looking at budget cuts. But, some good news for caltrain with the passing of measure rr, voters last week approved a sales tax increase in three counties. That will raise at least 108 million over the next 30 years. President elect, joe biden, is taking a big step toward his white house transition. He unveiled his new coronavirus advisory board, including three scientists from here in the bay area. John ramos as their stories. s rescue and president elect biden announced his new Advisory Panel to launch a crusade about against covid19 he drew heavily from the faculty of ucsf and helping lead the team will be a man whos been a crusader all along. If youre one of those letters that think that washington is filled with do nothing administrators more interested in holding onto their jobs than bucking the system, meet david kessler. Dr. David kessler first began became known twominute viewers in 1994 as fda commissioner he bucked the powerful Tobacco Industry by trying to get nicotine regulated as a drug. It took a lot of guts to do that. The professor has fought and most recently called out the pharmaceutical industry for creating the Opioid Epidemic but hes not the only fighter from ucsf on bidens team. They were to those dark early years of the aids epidemic later appointed by president obama as the u. S. Global aids coordinator. They will be able to lend tremendous perspective into things, how to handle this pandemic. Finally, dr. Robert rodriguez will be lending his experience on the front lines in Emergency Room Physician recognizing nationally as an expert on the effects of extreme stress on er records during the pandemic. Three men tasked with covering the greatest Health Emergency in our lifetimes and they all come from our own backyard. K fact not lost on Governor Newsom today. I would be shocked if you do not hear more announcements over the coming weeks and months of other highprofile californians getting picked to either advise or picked for formal roles in the new administration. Reporter in San Francisco, john amos, kpix 5. The president elect says he will rely on the Advisory Team to help create a blueprint for National Strategy to combat this pandemic. Meanwhile, california has just reported more than the 7200 new cases. The Positivity Rate is now at nearly 4 . Hospitalization and icu rates are also up nearly 30 over the last 14 days. Health officials in Santa Clara County are seeing that very same trend. A spike in covid19 cases. This graph shows the number of new infections now back in the triple digits. Kiddo joins us live from san jose for the new warning from health officials. Santa clara county is right now in the orange tier, but dr. Sarah cody says that the case count is going in the wrong direction and if it keeps heading that way, then we could backslide into more lockdowns. In the months following july fourth, the redline indicating daily case count was going down but then it bottomed out in the first week of october and has been going up ever since. Daily case count is now in the triple digits. Whats happened in the last week, it is no longer a drift, our cases are surging up. Was 17 years ago before thanksgiving, dr. Sarah cody is sounding the early alarm. Theres no clearcut source for the uptick but the hardest hit had been young adults between 18 and 34 years old, particularly 25 to 29 and they have a disproportionately high number of cases. Dr. Cody said people are also suffering from yet another condition , pandemic fatigue. We hear you, we understand you are tired and you still have to keep it up. This Holiday Season the counties urging citizens to keep gatherings outside, limit them to three households, they should go no longer than two hours and do not go to multiple gatherings. The county is also urging citizens to eat only at restaurants that feature an orange check that shows that they are following proper guidelines for the cne violations anywhere about anything, report them to the website. Stephen dotson says all his extended family will be staying put this year. You think people are going to listen . No. Thanksgiving is important to family and friends and they are going to get together no matter what and think they are safe but we will see the surge after the holidays like we have every time there was a holiday. What does dr. Cody say about having friends and family . So many of us have not seen our loved ones and months. Seen it you know, there are various opinions on this by health officials, some of them say you could do it if it is outside, youre Wearing Masks and you do it quick and you are not going cheek to cheek, but dr. Sarah cody says if they are outside of the bible, dont it. All right. Do little air hugs. Cole wright. Thank you. We brought you the Santa Clara County covid update live on cbsn bay area. Find us 24 hours streaming on kpix. Com. The Police Association says the newly approved measure will help curb the uptick in Violent Crimes by treating more oversight. The data shows 56 increase in murders, 92 murder so far in 2020, compared to 75 last year, some criminologists suggest that the pandemic may be behind the increase. Still ahead on kpix and cbsn bay area, it is being called a home run. The Covid Vaccine that appears to be right on target. Also, checking snow totals in the sierra and cold weather here. How cold . Cold enough for a freeze warning. And then all of salon accounting under a freeze warning until 9 00 am on tuesday we will take a look at the low temperatures and the next chance of rain headed our way in your your forecast. Richard sherman is getting closer to a return and, do you ready to take your immune support to the next level . Natures bounty is here for you. The number one herbal supplement brand has everything you need to help keep your immune system strong. Immune support comes naturally with natures bounty. New at 6 00, hope on the horizon for a Covid Vaccine. A breakthrough from drug manufacturer, pfizer and some local experts are calling it a home run. As the weather grows colder and Coronavirus Infections continue to rise, finally, some light at the end of the tunnel or more to the point, through the tip of a needle. Pleasantly surprised pick monday morning, pfizer announced its experimental vaccine is more than 90 effective. Get prevented covid19 and those who have never been infected. Ucsf epidemiologist, george rutherford. This is as close to a home run as i think anyone expected. Reporter the data is preliminary and not yet reviewed. Even so Infectious Disease specialist, dr. John schwartzberg says the Pfizer Vaccine may end up working better than the flu shot. Thats because the viruses are different. Influenza constantly mutates. This virus causes covid19, doesnt mutate much, so, one good vaccine may be all we need. Vaccine requires two shots given within three weeks and must be stored in ultracold temperatures. Even with these challenges we dont want to jump the gun here obviously we have a ways to go. Reporter Dan Maldonado is on californias covid19 scientific safety review worker. If all goes well, we should start to see rollout of vaccine in the First Quarter of 2021. Until herd immunity is achieved the vaccine wont work on everybody. It is going to be a long time before i take my mask off or not social distance. Reporter of editing continues to go well, pfizer will apply for emergency use authorization in two weeks and the company says it should have 15 to 20 million doses ready by the end of the year for global distribution. To those first up will be healthcare workers and the elderly. Three berkeley Elementary Schools reopened to students for the first time in months. Small groups are back in classroom today at jefferson, malcolm x and rosa parks Elementary Schools. The School District has new screening protocols students and staff need to use a Health Screening out and get their temperatures checked at the door. Parts of Northern California saw snow this weekend in the foothills did as well. This is what the Foothill Community of apple hill looked like were light dusting and harder sell. Many people took to social media saying they did not expect the snow. These are for people in apple hill to those who saw a light dusting on mount diablo. Cure the conditions that lake tahoe right now. This is sidebyside up north and south lake tahoe, ski season, just a couple of weeks away. I dont understand, paul. When people say i did not expect it to snow. We talked about it. We discussed it. We outlined it. They need to watch kpix 5 a little closer. We didnt focus too much for that dusty mount diablo because it happened way up on the mountains it. A little bit of that, had a brief about 15 minute downpour in my house yesterday afternoon. A little bit of rain, very welcome, we dried out and we are going to stay dry through the middle of the week but the next chance of rain is not that far down the line, that next rain chance starts to wrap up late in the day thursday thursday, friday and even into early saturday for some offand on showers are going to be possible just the beginning of an unsettled weather pattern. Right now, things are cooling off from the hotel, temperature down to 51 degrees downtown. Down to 48 degrees already in santa rosa and you are going to end up below freezing by tomorrow morning which is why we have that freeze warning affect the valleys of the northbay and Solano County with lows in the cities and communities in the northbay at around 30 degrees but you could outside of those communities and temperatures will dip down into the mid to upper 20s. Temperatures will warm up a little more than they did today but it is going to be a cool day overall, upper 50s along the coast, low to mid 60s around the bay with mid 60s in the santa clara valley. Glow to mid 60s in the tri valley. Warm spots in the map, all these in about two or 3 degrees below average. Slightly warmer than yesterday. Upper 50s and mostly low 60s around the bay itself with mixes mid 60s after the chilly start you are going to warm up nicely we will see a mix of clouds and sunshine throughout the day, temperatures also in a similar Playing Field in the low to mid 60s. Those rain chances wrap up late in the day thursday so it is a chance late thursday and into thursday night that is going to be taking a bit of a break during the day on friday before another chance by friday night, lingering into early saturday, still some discrepancies in the model data, we will keep you updated on that once it gets in the range of some of our more accurate future cast models but just be flexible with any outdoor plans for the end of the work we can even into saturday morning. Total rainfall amounts takes us all the way through next monday talking about a decent amount of rain for the northbay. About a quarter inch to half an inch for most of the bay area. But, hey, well take what we can get and it is not going to fall fall heavily enough to dont think we will have any problems with debris flows from the wildfire season and of course we are not completely out of that season yet but the rain will definitely help, temperatures going to be pretty close to normal at the time we hit the end of the work week and the weekend of 60s around the bay, we will have tomorrows hour by hour to but just coming up at 7 00. Dennis is here now is sports and the 49ers making a surprising roster move. Dennis gecko im going to stay with the theme of Stormy Weather with paul, the 49ers placed kendrick born back on the covid list, which means his statics status is now in question. Now, johnny missed last thursdays game after a positive test but was cleared to return friday after multiple negative tests it. Now, he goes back into quarantine once again pick Richard Truman will return to practice this week. The 49ers have 21 days to activate them off injured reserve so if he isnt ready by sunday, except him back following the teams by rick. Isaiah johnson broke up a pass in the end zone they think it is still completely dictating they won the game but i know in my mind that if that camera shows that that we want so in my opinion i michael, im going to celebrate, im going to celebrate before they even knew it because they were celebrating before they got the final verdict fear im going to celebrate because i actually know what happens here tiger woods, the defending champion, he will host the annual champions dinner tomorrow night. He played the course for the first time today. The former cal beer enjoyed still being under the radar on and off the course, despite winning the pga championship at harding park earlier this year it. I dont think i could recognize, especially with the math, i dont get recognized anywhere and i love that. You can at least go out to dinner and get something to eat. All i need is the green jacket it. It is the 32 one long shot i like i like his chances, i like his patients. Hes a proven winner, it fits his game. You know, dennis, i know him. And you, mr. Own out odonnell is no jim nance. I thought he did great. I was into it. I will watch. All right, still ahead, a new mural in oakland celebrating diversity and supporting local black artists. Good evening, coming up after kpix 5 news at 6 00, the u. S. Reaches another unthinkable height. 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases across america. , could a game changer vaccine trial be on the brink a new mural in oakland and is orbiting diversity and supporting local black artists. Is outside kaisers new Downtown Location the colorful mural will take about two weeks to create after a few months it will go up permanently at liberation park. With thanksgiving around the corner, foster farms just donated 12,000 pounds of turkey to the San Francisco food bank. That is enough to feed about 15,000 people it. Demand is up this year it. For more stories and how we are better together, check out we have the power to harness californias Abundant Solar and wind energy, but its not available all day long. Use less energy from 4 to 9 pm for a cleaner california. Thank you for watching tonight at 6 00. The news continues straining on the cbs bay area and you can find it on the kpix 5 news captioning sponsored by cbs odonnell tonight, the hope on the horizon ar a big medical announcement, just as the president elect coronavirus says a america is headed for covid hell. As the u. S. Hits 10 million infections, pfizer says its vaccine is more than 90 effective. Is this the game changer the world has been waiting for . And how soon will americans be able to get it . Plus, president elect joe biden with an urgent plea. Please, i implore you, wear a mask. Odonnell stock market surge. The vaccine breakthrough sends the dow soaring, as cases rise in every part of the country leading grocery e